Manton Fire

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Capt. Kevin Mancebo, of Sugar Pine Conservation Camp Crew 3, cuts down an oak tree Thursday while working to extinguish a 5-acre wildfire off Ponderosa Way near Manton.

Smoke rises from a 5-acre wildfire that burned Thursday off Ponderosa Way near Manton. Wind gusts near 40 mph helped the flames spread.